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Design of Raft Foundation
Design of Raft Foundation
Compare the maximum soil pressures with those calculated according to the net
allowable capacity against soil failure and tolerable settlements (net allowable
bearing capacity).
When designing the bottom reinforcement of the raft, the value at the face of the
column shall be taken into account as shown in figure 12 below "section 1-1 and
section 2-2". Accordingly, all moments represented by the moment contours inside
the area of the columns should be disregarded.